The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-07-09

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SENATE.
The Senate on the odd passed the
House bill amending the laws relative
~ proceedings by and against public
bodies; the House bill TO provide for
publishing tine names and postotiice
addresses OF Michigan ex-soldiers,
sailors and marines; the Senate bill
amending the act TO provide for the
appointment OF commissioner Of
mining statistics; the House bill 10
provide for the incorporation Of local
mint growers association; the senate
bill TO a,oend the act Of 1881 10 author
lie and regulate the business OF plate
glass. accident, livestock, steam boiler
and fidelity insurance, and the House
bill to amend chapter 267, Howell rel
alive TO the sale OF the homestead TO
pay the debts Of deceased persons. Ad-
journed.
In the Senate on the Odd bills were
passed TO regulate the freight traffic
OF railroads; TO regulate the business
Of plate glass, accident, live stock, and
steam boiler insurance; for the pun
ishment OF fraudulent debtorsi 20
amend laws requiring fast freight
lines and other such institutions doing
business on railroads OF which they
are not owners 10 pay tax upon the
gross receipts. The senate did not
concur In the university appropriation,
and insisted upon amendments to the
Bates liquor bill. Adjourned.
The expiring hours Of both branches
have been largely given mp to packing
and presentations. Speaker Markey
was the recipient of an elegant silver
service, and President pro TEN of Sen
ate Monroe massive gold headed
cane. A large amount OF business has
been transacted. Among the most
important was the Rogers bill, a copy
of the Inter State Commerce bill, but
the long and short haul cause was
stricken out. The Senate failed to
pass the bill to prohibi. the sale OF TO
bacco 20 minors ana ministers OF the
I gospel. and passed the IA, use bill TO
tax sleeping car and car loaning COM
panies upon their gross receipts. The
bill appropriating Sl,j66,o0) for cur
rent state expenses. and all other APP
preparation bills passed.
HOUSE.
In the House on the 22d bills were
passed 10 prohibit the renewed of con
tracts for convict labor in the institu-
lions of the State, and the use of other
machinery in manufactures than hand
aud foot power; 10 provide for the tax
lug Of real estate mortgages: to pro-
vide for the record of real estate mort
cages in separate books. The Hol-e
amended The Senate new university
appropriation bill by reducing the
amount for the laboratory To $4,000.
In this shape il passed the House, and
II is now thought To be OF proportions
satisfactory to the Governor. The
business Of the Senate has been nearly
all Of local character.
The proposed amendment 10 grant
suffrage 90 women was killed in the
House on the I'D. The following
were passed: Bill raising the salary
of the Insurance Commissioner Ia
$1,000; TO abolish the board of assess.
ors In the city of Detroit, and sub
stitute therefor a single assessor
The general purity of election bill
failed To pass the Senate-l4 TO IL
The Senate bill raising the salary OF
private secretary TO the Auditor zen
eral TO $1,000; the Cole bill TO prevent
combinations in insurance rates. "a
take effect Jan. 81. 1883; 90 protect
fish and regulate fishing in waters OF
the State; for the better enforcement
of mechanics liens. The House
passed the Mining school Building
appropriation bill of $4,000 Ad-
journed.
The House refused Ia consider the
Rogers railroad bill after the Senate
had stricken out the long and short
haul clause and IL was tabled. The
House also refused TO take from the
table the bill 10 repeal the act making
standard time legal time. The Senate
bill 10 provide for cleansing the stat
utes of obsolete laws failed Iva the
House. $500 was appropriated for the
expenses OF the Governor and Justices
Of the Supreme Court at the centennial
celebration at Philadelphia in Septem-
Der. this year. The House passed a
resolution forfeiting the Marquette,
Houghton and Ontonagoh land grant.
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